Hearing
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing
Room 206 at 09:30:00
House Bill 154 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Feb 4, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Paul W. LeeRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Criminal procedure; out-of-state warrants, arrest authorized for crime punishable by more than one year, arrest by out-of-state officers authorized
- Description
Under existing law, an individual may be arrested without a warrant if the individual has been charged in another state with a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment.
This bill would provide that an individual may be arrested without a warrant if the individual has been charged in another state with a felony.
This bill would also authorize out-of-state law enforcement officers to arrest individuals suspected of committing a felony in the officer's home state at the conclusion of a fresh pursuit.
- Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
Bill Actions
H
Lee Motion to SB114 Substitute for HB154 - Adopted Voice Vote
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
101
Abstained
1
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
101
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
House Bill 154 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature